Ankerfigur mit Doppelpoller. 1993.
Iron, welded and screwed.
With the artist's name stamped on a wrench mounted on the base. 410 x 375 x 285 cm (161.4 x 147.6 x 112.2 in).

• The Swiss artist Bernhard Luginbühl committed his creation to abstract iron sculptures, an art form of which he would become a protagonist.
• His monumental works like "Ankerfigur mit Doppelpoller", made of materials from abandoned industrial facilities, are particularly impressive.
• In 1964, Luginbühl particpated in documenta III and in documenta 6 in 1977.

Accompanied by a confirmation issued by the artist on December 8, 1996.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Andy Jllien, Zürich.
Corporate Collection Ahlers AG, Herford.

EXHIBITION: Bernhard Luginbühl. "Holderbank", depot and headquarters, Holderbank AG, March 26, 1994.
Anker - Anker, der eigene Bestand an Werken von Albert Anker. Anker-Plastiken von Bernhard Luginbühl, Solothurn, July 8 - August 15, 1995.
Altonaer Museum, Hamburg (permanent loan from 1997 to 2005).

LITERATURE: Jochen Hesse, Bernhard Luginbühl, catalogue raisonné of sculptures, Zürich 2003, no. 721.